growing the seeds of victory

Shiloh raised an eyebrow when the other extended his hand and told him that it was a relief. “Happy to know that you’re so relieved that a stranger is doing okay.” Shiloh said with an amused expression on his face as he was looking at the other man.

The boy nodded his head when the other asked if he was on the way to his lab. “I am not. Me and Foo here were just about to head over to the gymnasiam to get a battle or two in before lunch.” Shiloh said with a shrug of his shoulders.

Sidd gently pulled the boy back to his feet, Snivy almost losing her balance on his shoulder, and more horrifyingly so, almost losing her grip on the oran berry the Grass Pokemon Professor had given her. Thankfully, the Grass Snake Pokemon managed to keep hold of most prized possession, depriving the ground of its sweet, sweet plunder. “Relieved that a student is doing okay, more like it.”

He grinned, almost chuckling, more at the thought that he wasn’t going to get sued today or at least reprimanded by the academy. Accidents do happen but a professor should be more careful, especially around his students. Sidd nodded at the sigh of the Mienfoo, finally acknowledging their presence. To say that he was awed would be an understatement. Sidd was familiar with such a Pokemon. Valyrie used to have one.

“Ah, hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Foo.” He extended his hand to them for a shake, turning to the boy once more. “What berry do they prefer? Are they more focused or somewhat reckless?”

Valyrie’s Mienfoo didn’t have much of a berry preference himself, though he did have a berry juice problem.

Shiloh had been taking a walk with Mienfoo. The restless pokemon always seemed to be antsy if Shiloh needed to keep it in it’s pokeball for a full day or two, and he definitely had to deal with it being a little bit of a brat for awhile. But Shiloh could see it’s point. He’d hate being trapped in a pokeball for a long time as well.

Shiloh was brought out of his thoughts as he ended up running into someone while he was off in La-La Land. Shiloh blinked as he shook his head after falling back onto his rear. “No, no I’m good. Sorry, I was off in my own little world.” The student said as he pushed himself up, rubbing his ass a little.

“Oh, that’s a relief.” Sidd sighed as Snivy shifted her concern from the student to her partner, a little confused. He better explain himself or the student might think he wasn’t truly interested in his safety, Snivy thought as she began to once again nom the berry in her position. Sidd caught the Pokemon’s reaction and grinned sheepishly at the student, extending his hand towards him. “I mean, uhh, it’s a relief that you’re good.” 

Close enough. Snivy finally got a good but tiny bite of the berry. It was a pretty decent start.

“You on your way to the lab, mister...?” Sidd was still trying to remember the students’ names, something he was terrible at. He better not be cutting classes. Or maybe that would be better? 

At least compared to him crashing into a student willy-nilly, him crashing into a student who was cutting classes would be a least problematic situation. He was a professor. He should’ve been responsible enough to watch where he was going.

Damn, right.

If there was one place in the entire academy Professor Siddharth Patil needed himself to get very well acquainted with, and as quickly as he can, in a short amount of time, it was the Victory Reef Research Lab. It was here where he knew he’d be spending his time outside of lectures and meals. Thankfully, it wasn’t as intimidating or underwhelming as he thought it’d be.

With Snivy perched on his shoulder, the young Grass Pokemon Professor grinned as they both made their way out of the lab, offering his youngest team member an oran berry, which it quickly took and immediately started savoring. “Here you go, Snivy. Eat up. We’ll need to get back to work as soon as we can. But first--- Ow! Sorry! I didn’t see you there... Are you okay?”   

Night had fallen as Dominic was in the fields of the wild area, and while he knew it was dangerous - it was the time that ghost and dark pokemon reveled in the darkness - he didn’t have it in his heart to leave. Not when he hadn’t found the right pokemon to add to his team just yet. With his tent up and a fire roaring, thanks to Cole’s abilities, Dominic was nursing a bowl of curry and a glass of water when Ursa rose up from her spot and began to stare out at the darkness, Cole following suit and offering a growl. “Shit,” Dominic said, moving to set his drink aside as he turned to face the direction his pokemon were responding to, preparing in case it was a pokemon looking to fight. “Who’s there?!”

Movement in the undergrowth, through the brush, rose in tempo as Sidd’s research was well underway in the night. Truth be told, he shouldn’t be doing this. He had yet to secure the necessary paperwork to be actually doing this, but here he was, already chasing a bunch of Oddish in the wild. “Wait, no, come back!”

The Oddish were apparently faster than Sidd, scampering out the undergrowth and past Dominic without another wasted moment, which was mostly because he was carrying a bunch of unnecessary equipment in his giant bag, including a laptop and several other books. If he had secured the necessary paperwork, he wouldn’t have to carry all of these things on his own. What he wouldn’t do for an assistant right now. 

Or a medic. With his focus on the running Oddish, Sidd was about to crash right into Dominic and his bowl of curry. The Grass Pokemon Professor should have really secured the necessary paperwork before doing all this.

“Sorry about that Sol is very nosy,” James laughed as he pulled his  Absol  away from the persons bag. “I think he thinks you have treats or something,” 

Professor Siddhart Patil had been minding his own business, trying to make sense of his map, when an Absol started sniffing his bag. He had just recently returned to the academy and was still trying to find rooms and buildings. This time, he was looking to find a place to eat. He should’ve had more than a celery stick for breakfast. 

“Oh. It’s fine. I actually have, uhh...” He started rummaging his bag for what could be considered a treat. All he had in there were his personal belongings and a few berries. He wondered if this Absol liked a celery stick as well. Sidd didn’t want to waste his berries if he could. They were an important part of his research. “...does Absol like celery sticks?”

He couldn’t hold a chuckle in as he took out several of them from his bag.